(23116) Streich Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 3 January 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Philip Vidal Streich (b. 1991) was awarded first place and Best in Category in the 2007 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his chemistry project. He also received the Intel Foundation Young Scientist Award. He is homeschooled in Platteville, Wisconsin, U.S.A.Naming citation (20070828/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Streich is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Streich is 2.37 au from the Sun and 2.68 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 23116 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 AW22 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.94 km (#12,894 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.261 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.62 |
| Orbital period | 4.16 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.59 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.20 – 2.98 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.150 |
| Inclination | 6.39° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.20 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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